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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Looper Moths (Plusiinae) » Plusiini » Plusiina » Anagrapha » Celery Looper - Hodges#8924 (Anagrapha falcifera)
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Celery Looper - Anagrapha falcifera
Copyright © 2010 Larry Clarfeld

Celery Looper - Anagrapha falcifera
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA
October 5, 2010
Several individuals of this species found feeding at New England Aster in the fields at North Branch Nature Center. Flight was very fluttery, and the moths often seemed to flutter or shake as they began feeding. Any ID help would be much appreciated... I may try to go back out and get a better ventral shot later this afternoon.

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Contributed by Larry Clarfeld on 5 October, 2010 - 3:01pm
Last updated 6 October, 2010 - 7:51am

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… Larry Clarfeld, 6 October, 2010 - 7:51am login or register to post comments

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Celery Looper Moth
Celery Looper Moth (Anagrapha falcifera)
I see these guys all the time, but they never stop fluttering long enough to get such a beautiful photo! Nice work!
… Kelly Fiegle, 6 October, 2010 - 6:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Thanks very much for the ID help... another mystery solved!
… Larry Clarfeld, 6 October, 2010 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

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… Marty R., 5 October, 2010 - 11:51pm login or register to post comments

Can't help with ID,
but this is a lovely picture!
… Gacko, 5 October, 2010 - 4:04pm login or register to post comments

Noctuid?
A friend suggested I check noctuids. The closest match I could find is Anagrapha falcifera but the shape of the body seems a bit off. I think I'm getting closer though...
… Larry Clarfeld, 5 October, 2010 - 3:14pm login or register to post comments

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